Economic and Programmatic Implications for the Covid-19 Vaccine Roll Out in Africa

ABOUT THE EVENT: Curbing the pandemic while protecting access to essential health services requires an ample supply of vaccine, a functioning, well-funded delivery system, and careful planning. With strained budgets and supply shortages, policymakers face new challenges to set priorities and allocate limited resources effectively amid the COVID-19 crisis. The Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) have been […]

Africa CDC Inaugural One Health Conference

Increasing globalization, urban density, ease of travel, animal movement, environmental changes and habitat overlap between humans and animals, all provide opportunities for the emergence and spread of diseases that adversely impact both human and animal health, prosperity, and food security. COVID-19 and Ebola virus disease are two recent examples of how these various factors have […]

PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS: A New Public Health Order in the 21st Century

COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing in Africa: Research & Development, Hubs and Talent Development Currently, Africa has low capability to manufacture vaccines: less than 1% of Africa’s routine vaccines are locally manufactured, and production is mostly concentrated in 5 countries (South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Senegal). This has led to over- reliance on global supply; as […]

Official Launch of the Eastern Africa Regional Collaborating Centre

Africa CDC in collaboration with the Government of Kenya (host country) will organize the high-level launch of the Eastern Africa Regional Collaborating Centre @Eastern_RCC.📅 1st October 2021⏰ 9:00AM – 1:00PM (EAT) The main theme of the event is “Ensuring effective preparedness and response to current public health threats in the context of COVID 19 and […]

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